On the 1111th day of the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenski is preparing to meet in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on the eve of talks in Jeddah between Ukrainian and US officials on ending the war with Russia in an increasingly precarious moment for Kiev.
Tomorrow's talks are expected to focus on a bilateral agreement on minerals and how to end the war.
Zelenski arrives in Jeddah with a message from Trump that Ukraine is "about to regain" access to US intelligence information, cut off as retaliation after the rift between the leaders.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to advance in Kursk, and efforts are made to extinguish a large fire in the Samara region following a nighttime drone attack by Ukraine.
Russian forces are trying to create an active combat zone in the Ukrainian region of Sumy, northeast of the country, across the border from the Russian region of Kursk.
Russian forces have intensified pressure on Ukrainian troops holding parts of Kursk seven months after a cross-border assault launched by Kiev.
The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenski, travels to Saudi Arabia before the talks between Ukrainian and US officials to end the war with Russia.
According to the Ukrainian border guard spokesman, Russian forces are attempting to establish active hostilities in Ukrainian territory.
Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported repelling 27 Russian attacks in the Kursk region in the last day.